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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Dandruff
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Home Remedies for Dandruff.
The term dandruff generally refers to the condition of the
skin wherein shiny, silvery scales separate from the scalp
and collect amidst the hair. The condition can become
troublesome when the skin gets infected.
When the hair is combed or brushed, or when the scalp is
scratched, the scales from the scalp fall like snowflakes
and settle on the eye brows, shoulders, and clothes.
These scales sometimes appear as lumps or crusts on the
scalp. Often there is itching as well and the scalp may
become red from scratching.
The main causes of dandruff are impairment of general
health, development of a toxic condition mainly due to
taking of wrong foods, constipation, and a low vitality due
to infectious diseases.
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Other factors contributing to this disorder are emotional tension, harsh shampoos, exposure to cold, and general
exhaustion.
Aspirin Dandruff Treatment
Dissolve 10 aspirins (5 grains each) in 1 cup warm water. Massage into scalp for about 10 minutes. Rinse
thoroughly. Add a vinegar rinse as an extra help after rinsing aspirin out completely. Use after every shampoo if
necessary for a while.
Burdock Dandruff Treatment
In a separate container, mix 1 cup burdock, 1 cup peach tree leaves, 1 cup chamomile, 1/2 cup sage leaves. Pour
8 cups of cider vinegar into a gallon jar. Add the herb mixture to the cider vinegar. Let stand for 2 weeks. Strain
and apply morning and evening. Do not rinse off Let dry on hair. Wait until the next day to rinse it out. There is
no need to use any soap or shampoo to rinse out the treatment. Using plain water will wash this treatment
along with the dirt from your hair. This works quickly on dandruff. To darken the hair with this recipe, add 1 cup of
hop flowers to the herbs before allowing them to steep in the vinegar.
Dried Nettle Dandruff Treatment
Add 4 tablespoons of dried nettle to 2 cups boiling water. Steep overnight. Strain and add 1 cup of apple cider
vinegar. Massage into the scalp. Can also be used as a face rinse to get rid of oily skin. Apple cider vinegar is
great to use for scalp treatments, facial treatments, or simply to add to your bath. It helps to keep the skin clear
if you drink a little vinegar water a couple times a week. Add honey and you keep your whole body toned up.
Other Remedies:
Dandruff can be removed by massaging the hair for half an hour with curd which has been kept in the open for
three days. Another measure which helps to counteract dandruff is to dilute cider vinegar with an equal quantity
of water and dab this on to the hair with cotton wool in-between shampooing. Cider vinegar added to the final
rinsing water after shampooing also helps to disperse dandruff.
Dandruff Treatment with Fenugreek Seeds
The use of fenugreek seeds is one of the most important remedies in the treatment of dandruff. Two
tablespoons of these seeds should be soaked overnight in water and ground into a fine paste in the morning.
This paste should be applied all over the scalp and left for half an hour. The hair should then be washed
thoroughly.
Dandruff Treatment using Lime
The use of a teaspoon of fresh lime juice for the last rinse, while washing the hair, is another useful remedy. This
not only leaves the hair glowing but also removes stickiness and prevents dandruff.
Dandruff Treatment with Green Gram Powder
A valuable prescription for removal of dandruff is the use of green gram powder. The hair should be washed
twice a week with two tablespoons of this powder mixed with half a cup of curd.
Dandruff Treatment with Beet
Beets have been found useful in dandruff. Both tops and roots should be boiled in water and this water should
be massaged into the scalp with the finger tips every night White beet is better for this purpose.
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Control Dandruff
This is a great rinse and helps to control
dandruff too. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over
1/2 cup of chopped parsley. Let stand 30
minutes. Massage into scalp and allow to stay on
15 minutes. Use as a final rinse.
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